PLANTS Profile for Neptunia lutea (yellow puff)

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Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.
yellow puff

Symbol:

NELU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.

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Synonyms:
Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.

NELUM2

Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth. var. multipinnatifida B.L. Turner

Distribution:
Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.


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Related Taxa:
Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 4 species in Neptunia

Classification:
Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Neptunia Lour. – puff
Species	Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth. – yellow puff

Wetland Indicator Status:
Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.

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Reg. H

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Neptunia lutea (Leavenworth) Benth.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26800.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 02/10/2010 06:35 AM MST